Qualifications Exercise Science & Human Performance - Oregon State University Exercise Science - Utah State Univeristy Biology - Utah State University A/Prof Climstein is an accredited exercise physiologist (AEP) with over 20 years experience. Most recently he was director of Chronic Disease Rehabilitation at the Vale Medical Clinic whist concurrently Postgraduate course coordinator of the Master's of Clinical Exercise Physiology at ACU. His research has been funded by Health Workforce Australia (Clinical Training funding scheme), Roche Pharmaceuticals, Abbott Pharmaceuticals, Merck, Sharp, and Dohme, Diabetes NSW, National Heart Foundation and the ARC. Current research ventures involve the medical and health history of Master's athletes and effects of exercise on glycaemia in individuals with Type 2 diabetes.
Articles
Body mass index for athletes participating in swimming at the World Masters' Games (with J. Walsh, Ian Timothy Heazlewood, Jyrki Kettunen, Stephen Burke, Mark DeBeliso PhD, and Kent Adams), The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness (2013)
Aim: Whilst there is growing evidence that physical activity across the lifespan is beneficial for...
Evaluation of hydrotherapy, using passive tests and power tests, for recovery across a cyclic week of competitive rugby union (with Trevor Higgins and Melainie Cameron), Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (2013)
In team sports, a cycle of training, competition, and recovery occurs weekly during the competitive...
Changes in insulin resistance and HbA1c are related to exercise-mediated changes in body composition in older adults with type 2 diabetes: Interim outcomes from the GREAT2DO Trial. (with Y. Mavros, S. Kay, K. A. Anderberg, M. Baker, Y. Wang, R. Zhao, J. Meiklejohn, Anthony John O'Sullivan, N. de Vos, Bernhard T. Baune, S. N. Blair, D. Simar, K. Rooney, N. Singh, and M. A. Fiatarone Singh), Diabetes Care (2013)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate changes in body composition after 12 months of high-intensity progressive resistance training...
Acute response to hydrotherapy after a simulated game of rugby (with Trevor Higgins and Melainie Cameron), Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (2013)
Despite lacking clear scientific evidence, hydrotherapies (water treatments) are accepted techniques to help team sport...
Master athletes: No evidence of increased incidence of injury in football code athletes (with Joe Walsh, Ian T. Heazlewod, Mark DeBeliso, Jyrki Kettunen, Trish G. Sevene, and Kent J. Adams), Advances in physical education (2013)
The World Masters Games, held quadrennially, is the largest international sporting competition in terms of...
Book Chapters
Physical activity: Generic prescription for health (with Garry Egger), Lifestyle medicine: Managing diseases of lifestyle in the 21st century (2011)
Lifestyle Medicine 2e is the essential book for contemporary times. It concentrates largely on the...
Physical activity: Specific prescription for disease management and rehabilitation (with Garry Egger), Lifestyle medicine: Managing diseases of lifestyle in the 21st century (2011)
Lifestyle Medicine 2e is the essential book for contemporary times. It concentrates largely on the...